Jaimoe Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 quote:Originally posted by kung: Belew and Claypool are working on a new collaboration with a third whose not coming to mind.The third is Tool drummer Danny Carey. This will be a great power trio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 they aren't very taper friendly-Fripp is very standoff-ish about this. The fan club has an official bootleg mailing list thing going on... check out www.disciplineglobalmobile.com - not sure if it's changed in awhile. I know there are a couple of box sets (The Great Deceiver is live 73-74, Epitaph is 68-69...and there is a complete 'official' live show from the Netherlands circa 74) I've got pretty well the entire catalog if you ever wanna hear some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 quote:the bassist's name is Trey Gunn ( KC since 1994 ) and he doesn't play a stick. He plays a custom instrument called a " touch guitar ". quote: His fingers lept up and down the frets, reminding me of someone playing a Chapman stick Didn't actually say he played a Chap Stick. Yes the DOUBLE bass guitar stuff was just mindblowing. He was actually playing BOTH at once. So you were front row eh! NICE! I was front row Balcony. Had a GREAT view. So much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 my fuck'n god I vibrated... I laughed... I lost myself... I became a child full of giddy wonder... two days and a lifetime led to this... I can't describe this music in writing... may you see it in my eyes... lets just say that its the most intricate mix of tightly performed composition and improvisation imaginable... (thats a faint and pale description of the truth) bouncing in my seat, rolling lolling eyes closed open tranced ecstatic (went having no idea what to expect) just lost on it all... free... got a backstage pass from a friend and went to chat with the band (yes, after having already won free tickets!) most interesting thing to rumour (besides that Adrian and Pat (the unfucknbeliavable spiritgod drummer) are super nice and down to earth) was that they were throwing around the idea of playing this "Bonzeroo" festival as they live just outside of Tennessee... WOW to the music WOW special thanks to New Rider, jambands . ca and the forces that be... WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesehead Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Confusion, will be my epitaph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 band chatter included mention that Fripp "felt" there was a lot of bootleggers at the show... apperently he's strangely sensitive to this... they aren't a band that is ok with being taped out of hand... they work hard for that sound and are somewhat possesive of how it reaches the outside world... what a strange guy(Fripp)... doesn't talk to much more than his band, and his wife and sister... plays under black light so you can't cop his licks... what a player though! man... when that guy lets go...... also, Warr guitar or no, he(Trey) was playing it like a chapman stick at times... when I first looked over my eyes bugged... "is that a 10 string bass!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Wow, is that why he plays in the dark? So that no one can cop his licks? I must say, he is one of the most impressive guitarists that I have ever seen. He was sort of facing me almost directly so I could actually see some of his style. Very unique. Very very very fast. Whether or not that thing is made by the Chapman family, the instrument is very similar and was certainly played in a similar fashion. And holy shit was it cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 One of my first psychedelic experiences was listening to 'In the Court', over and over and over. Did you know, that if you stare at the album cover long enough, it starts to melt? They've moved to top of the list of bands I gotta see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 The very first 13 minutes of my very first acid trip when i was 15...was Larks Tongues in Aspic.....duhhhhh....that hooked me for life- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Well, Damn. KC sounds like that? That was pretty much my feeling after the first song played last night. Man was i impressed. Not knowing a single KC song, something drew me to that show. Damn am i glad it did. THey played one, two hour set, consisting of a bunch of songs i've never heard before. I love hearing new music for the first time, and this sure didn't disappoint. The power and energy that could be commanded on a single note is what truely impressed me. At one moment we could be blissfully drifting through some sweet cord progressions, then BLAM, pure DISTORTION right in your face, no warning. Before you knew it, you back drifting again. KC took me on a mind trip, something that doesn't happen often. The bassist was a freaking machine. His fingers lept up and down the frets, reminding me of someone playing a Chapman stick (dont know where i could have recently witnessed that ). Flutters and flurries of notes, never drowning each other out, never giving a muddy feeling. The duel guitar attack was fun. Fripp sitting down in the shadows the whole show allowed the other guitarist (sorry, dont know his name) to shine throughout the show, definately displaying some down right nasty playing. Reminded me of the insanity of Oysterhead, or something consisting of that power. Maybe Neil in his most distortive ways. Like a Hurricane for a full 120 minutes! As i said, Fripp just sat in the shadows, making the most insane sounds on his guitar. Sampling like there is no tomorrow, he played a solo from every instrument (keyboard, sax, drums) through his guitar. Reminded me off Keller Williams playing with his toys. You can definately tell Fripps a madman, he didn't even bow for the Double Encore! Fuggin right Double Encore! But we deserved it, as most crowds dont. Which brings me to what impressed me the most. THE CROWD. Never have i witnessed a more respectful, quiet, observant fanbase. No one even dare cough during a quiet part (there were parts that were so silent you could hear onstage conversation. No drunk retards yelling, we love you __________, no stuck up hard cores yelling for songs played decades ago, nothing of the sort. Just pure, respectful fans. Hell, no one even sparked up a cigarette, never mind a joint! Amazing. Overall a beautiful night. I give it a 9/10 Definately will see them again. CLT: DAVID BOWIE 10-20-72 SANTA MONICA CIVIC CENTER SANTA MONICA, CA. SDB 1 hang on yourself 2 ziggy stardust 3 changes 4 the superman 5 life on mars 6 five years 7 space oddity 8 andy warhol 9 my death 10 the width of a circle 11 queen bitch 12 moonage daydreem 13 john i'm only dancing 14 waiting for the man 15 jean genie 16 suffragatte city 17 rock 'n' roll suicide David Bowie Guest Artist: Mike Garson / Mick Ronson Personnel: David Bowie (guitar, vocals) Mick Ronson (guitar,bass, vocals) Mike Garson (keyboards) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick "Woody" Woodmansey (drums) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 The other guitar player is Adrian Belew, whose other credits (aside from an impressive solo career) include work with Frank Zappa (he's on the "Sheik Yerbouti" album, and is in the "Baby Snakes" movie) and Talking Heads ("Remain In Light", "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads"). Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelly Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 He also did some work on the Paul Simon album Graceland. It's funny this thread happened because I just finished listening to "In the Court of the Crimson King" and for general interest went and checked out the bios of the band. I didn't even know there was a show last night. Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Adrien Belew is a monster. FYI ( not you Brad ), the bassist's name is Trey Gunn ( KC since 1994 ) and he doesn't play a stick. He plays a custom instrument called a " touch guitar ". From KC website: Built by Mark Warr of Warr Guitars this 'tapped' instrument is an 10-string touch guitar with the range of a piano. Still, I probably would have mistaken it for a stick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 I'm sure it was a great show-that's a stage full of serious talent. And it's always amusing to watch Fripp with all the emotion of a 10th grade math teacher rip off some of the most serious guitar licks ever... The Bass Player (Trey Gunn) was playing a Warr guitar - http://www.treygunn.com/sound/gear.html Although I haven't liked them as much since the double trio circa '95(Tony Levin is the God of the Chapman Stick) I do think Gunn has some wicked chops... Pat Mastelloto doesn't have the control that Bill Bruford lent the band-he's a pounder with no finesse... Check out some Crimson tunes: Late 60's: 21st Century Schizoid Man, Cat Food, Pictures of a City, Court of the Crimson King 70's Red, One More Red Nightmare**, Larks Tongues in Aspic pt. 1 and 2 80's Elephant Talk, Frame by Frame, 90's Dinosaur, Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream **THE Power trio -amazing!! sheesh i wish this version of the band lasted longer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Belew and Claypool are working on a new collaboration with a third whose not coming to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 hehehe Jeez Jaimoe and Bradm, we gotta get together sometime and crank some Crimson etc...hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 It was certainly an amazing show. I've never had the opportunity of sitting front row at a concert before. I'd have to say it was addictive. Actually, the "bassist" was playing a chapman stick. It just looks a little more like a regular bass then the dude from BQ's. If you check out the chapman stick online, they make a bunch of different ones. His seemed to be entirely bass while BQ's is a guitar/bass. I think that it's totally amazing that one chapman stick (10-strings) was not enough for him at times and he'd actually play two chapman sticks at once. Completely out of control. I was able to get a pretty good view: The one chapman that he played was half fretted and half fretless. It looked like the top four strings had frets beneath then and the next six were fretless. What a sound. I also noticed that he had multiple outputs on the one chapman: Presumably from different pickups. It looked like the one output was a standard 1/4" like we're all used to and the other was a XBR(?) (microphone-style) output. Perhaps a microphone/acoustic pickup? Great crowd as you said. There was the small of cannabis sativa in the air near where I was sitting but I'm certainly not one to mind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Check out the 'Fracture' recorded in Massey Hall 1974..it's on the Boxset, gives you a good idea where Primus got there sound from...Claypool and Larry Lalonde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Wow, lots of posts happened while I was composing mine. I stand corrected, obviously not a Chapman stick. Very similar though. Even played the same way. Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Oh, I see, I guess that other output was MIDI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tungsten Gruvsten: hehehe Jeez Jaimoe and Bradm, we gotta get together sometime and crank some Crimson etc...heheheActually, Crimson is one of the (many) bands I've never got around to getting into...too much music, too little time... Any stuff (shows?) online from them? Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hey, check out this JamBase interview with Adrian Belew: http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=3581 He talks about all kinds of stuff including people he's played with, people he wants to play with, taping, Bonnaroo, et cetera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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